Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The Apple Ipad Mini

Been thinking about a new tablet computer?  Waiting for Apple's new iPad Mini announcement to take a look?  Don't even bother.  Less features and functions than the "real" iPad.  No innovation whatsoever.  And the $250 expected price?  Nope.  It starts at $329 or $459 if you want cellular connectivity. 

I would seriously consider either Amazon's Kindle Fire HD or Google's Nexus 7 if you want a smaller tablet.

As a current iPad owner, I think today's announcement was a real dud.

2 comments:

Tim Huntley said...

Totally Agree! The problem (obviously) is that if they make the price too compelling ($249 for example), then they steal lots of sales from their iPad 4 product. This was a form factor that Jobs never wanted to build.

I am betting that there will be deals for a Nexus at <$150 for the holidays.

Unknown said...

I guess if you make one and price it so that few people will buy it, then you accomplish protecting the more expensive one.